This house was built c1800. It is the second oldest house in Centreville and is a neighbor to the oldest house in the district of Digby. The house is believed to have been built by Lewis Titus (son of Loyalist Isaac Titus). The earliest matrimonial alliance performed in the county by a Baptist denomination was that of Lewis Titus to Olive Blakely (possibly in this house or his fathers which was near this house) by Elder Towner, October 29, 1799. This house may have been built in 1799 to accommodate the newlyweds. Lewis moved to Westport in 1824 and sold this house to John Ward. (This would be a second house for John Ward, who possibly bought it to house his farm-hands since it is in sight of the Ward estate). John Ward sold the house to William Dakin in 1847 and William lived here for 30 years. The Dakin Brothers, hollow-ware dealers in Digby, were his nephews. William married twice; his first wife was Mary Ann Morton, his second wife was Olive Cornwell. William and Olive were the parents of William M.B. Dakin who was a Justice of the Peace. William was the son of John and grandson of Loyalist Thomas Dakin. Joseph Comeau was the next long-time resident making this his home for 21 years (1921-1944). He was a World War I veteran and fisherman and he eturned to Nova Scotia with his war bride. The Titus family came back into ownership for 24 years from 1949-1973. Like John Ward in 1824, Manning Gasch bought this house as well as the Ward house upon the hill. Manning Chip Gasch Jr. sold this Dakin house to a couple from Maine in 1999. Architecture This little vernacular home had been abandoned. New owners from Maine purchased the home.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:43:03 +0000
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